Disasters and Humanitarian Action : Dynamic Shifts, Reflections and Anticipating Future Directions

ISBN : 9789819801886

Author : Alistair D. B. Cook

Publisher : World Scientific

Year : 2025

Language : English

Type : Book

Description : The year 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. On 26 December 2004, a major earthquake struck with its epicentre off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The impact of the tsunami was a wakeup call to the world to pay greater attention to disasters, review and reform disaster management and emergency response, and improve cooperation in times of crises.

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